GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condole | grieve |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| devious | wandering |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| growl | rumble |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |